Fostering and Relational Care. Speaking and Training.
Supporting Adults Who Change Children’s Lives.
Through lived experience, practical insight, animation, and honest storytelling, these sessions help foster carers and care professionals better understand behaviour, belonging, and the lasting impact of everyday moments. People will leave invigorated and armed with ideas to implement straight into practise.
Sam offers a passionate keynote speech and engaging training that encourages reflection and helps people to realise their impact. Explore options below.
Lesson One
Signature Keynote Speech
Sam takes audiences inside the emotional reality of growing up in care, from repeated placement moves and painful goodbyes to the behaviour, fear and mistrust those experiences can leave behind.
Through honest storytelling and practical reflection, he challenges adults to look beyond labels, understand what children may be trying to communicate and recognise the lasting impact of the signals they send every day. This is not simply a story about surviving care. It is a powerful reminder that one patient, curious and emotionally present adult can help change the direction of a child’s life.
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What repeated placement moves, instability and broken relationships can feel like from the child’s perspective
Why behaviour is often communication, not simply defiance or disruption
How fear, shame, hypervigilance and rejection can shape the way a child responds to adults
The small signals that tell a child whether they belong or remain an outsider
Why trust is built through consistency, curiosity and adults who continue to show up
How language, labels and professional decisions can shape a child’s identity
The role of schools, foster carers, social workers and other professionals in creating emotional safety
Practical ways adults can respond with understanding, boundaries and connection
The long-term impact of encouragement, belief and everyday moments
The enormous power adults have to either enable or disable a child’s future
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Understand - A deeper understanding of the care-experienced child.
Respond - More confidence in responding to behaviour and building trust.
Remember - A renewed sense of purpose and the impact adults can have.
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Foster carers
Supervising social workers
Local authorities
Independent fostering agencies
Residential staff
YPA’s
Lesson Two
‘What I Wish My Foster Carer Knew’ Training
A raw, honest and unfiltered journey through 20 years in Foster Care.
Sam passionately shares his ups, downs, what the adults around him missed , sibling separation and respite care, exploring instability, belonging, behaviour and the lasting impact of adult relationships.
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My care journey
Sibling separation
Respite care
Trust and attachment
Belonging and home
Transitions and goodbyes
Behaviour as language
Small everyday actions
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Understand - A deeper understanding of the care-experienced child.
Respond - More confidence in responding to behaviour and building trust.
Remember - A renewed sense of purpose and the impact adults can have.
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Foster carers
Supervising social workers
Local authorities
Independent fostering agencies
Residential staff
YPA’s
Explore Sam’s Work
Investment
High impact training that creates real change for children in care.
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Simply complete the enquiry form below and Sam will be in touch to discuss your event, audience and preferred format.
Once these are confirmed, a booking form will be sent to your email.
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Sessions can be delivered as a 45-minute keynote, 60-minute training, 90-minute workshop, half-day or full-day programme. Every session can be adapted to suit your audience and event.
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Before every booking, Sam takes time to understand your audience, outcomes and any specific themes you'd like to explore, ensuring the session feels relevant rather than generic.
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While audiences often describe the sessions as inspiring, the focus is understanding rather than motivation.
The aim is to leave people thinking differently about children, behaviour and the role adults play in shaping outcomes.
The panel really liked this one. It answers an unspoken concern and sets expectations well.
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Sessions can be delivered both online and in person throughout the UK.
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Depending on the format, sessions can include dedicated Q&A time, discussion and audience participation.
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Some parts of the session explore difficult experiences.
However, audiences consistently describe the training as hopeful, practical and empowering rather than overwhelming.
The focus is always on what adults can do differently.
These are guide prices and may vary depending on location, audience size, preparation and the requirements of the session.
Travel and accommodation may be charged separately.
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A limited number of supported-rate bookings are available for small charities, community organisations and groups facing genuine funding constraints.
Please mention this when enquiring.
Enquiry Form
Whether you’re planning training for foster carers, residential teams, support staff or wider fostering services, tell me a little about your organisation and what you would like the session to help people understand.
I’ll personally review your enquiry and usually respond within two working days. We can then discuss your audience, the most suitable training and any tailoring needed before I provide a clear quotation.